AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 13, 41
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" X) A( l% l0 C. V. z南太战场,日军登陆布因和芬夏范
6 K4 F8 D5 o& C$ L6 i南洋战场,日军登陆霍洛岛
- {! j [+ t! y) [% p9 t马来战场,日军裸奔登陆丰盛港,新加坡空军出击,多有斩获8 d3 R2 M4 @% `5 X m0 C0 c! ~
大陆战场,派遣军降低香港城防至1级* D- C* u3 X8 z j: S
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, n9 h( h( l! r8 h8 EAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,823 i% i3 S# K: Q, T* E
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
8 O+ e6 \% Z, F% q8 nEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft
$ u2 S3 O% E! B3 ` Blenheim I x 3
2 B `3 ^. x# W- N+ X1 U6 Q* @ 139WH-3 x 2
$ Y3 b) @6 c6 i+ g" H9 D+ f) j Hudson I x 3
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: i; _" U2 `0 @) ~+ LAllied aircraft losses
" |) s* d+ ~0 b+ }, w Blenheim I: 1 damaged
8 {3 l4 R$ f' d* y) U Hudson I: 1 destroyed by flak* p, D/ Z9 x6 U* l
/ x/ r; z3 u& S- M' ~! j4 uJapanese Ships) c' ^( b! D8 D9 J/ g! S5 U
xAK Arima Maru
( T- ]$ Y+ _! r' f0 R xAK Nissyu Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires. E' F4 c2 k7 U( F. l1 u; [1 m8 X
xAK Teiyo Maru
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Japanese ground losses:
) p' q( l$ n" G w( s: a& q 128 casualties reported
6 Z& `1 x" Q2 E. ^ Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
* q& h U7 V: {6 S. {* B, I: a Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled. v) a/ W6 S" E/ @4 h7 u
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled% z# ?" S0 f" c
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82* Z6 J) s! H# I$ [
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( C9 M2 R0 c2 V7 Y( ]8 M% E6 tRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.. Y. `7 ]9 `2 [ q( x0 e$ p
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes* [2 Q( r" h2 v+ G. ]
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Blenheim IV x 4* a6 k0 F4 e4 h( ?5 n- {
Hudson I x 9! |& \8 B' q9 e$ k0 _* [
Wirraway x 4
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7 t' I* K6 O! K0 }Allied aircraft losses
: s7 `- S6 V3 S k5 d Blenheim IV: 1 damaged
, Z1 n/ C9 _9 d Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed by flak, G: |- }- t: X8 t, e9 l4 B
Hudson I: 1 damaged D$ V4 |3 e* S( {( E/ @" a, G
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Japanese Ships- Z1 Y& g9 l1 Y& a4 D. g2 w
xAK Tatutaki Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires( N1 Q0 i' O- Q! _8 R- a6 \
xAK Nissyu Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage' H9 x; k% _+ l! a' f
xAK Mogamigawa Maru
% o7 m% ^. r9 j0 L. v3 y xAK Arima Maru
: Y% @; c2 x$ I* e xAK Kogyo Maru
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0 }8 g7 X m) K- CJapanese ground losses:: q* B! u7 C2 C# e5 H
269 casualties reported0 l* R( p! Q p/ y* r2 J& c
Squads: 4 destroyed, 2 disabled
' F2 J; N) h4 C$ d( X9 j1 O Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 4 disabled
# W& u' v c7 i/ G$ D Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
2 i2 p- |$ N9 f5 L0 R Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)2 D# p4 m7 p5 ]
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.; ] y0 v9 n7 W, D- g
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft
4 N) T( x3 x, \) @, i L4 s* N Vildebeest III x 9
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Allied aircraft losses9 q; B$ |1 j+ W8 d6 ^9 V
Vildebeest III: 1 damaged
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8 B+ R9 r3 P% ~+ ]: ZJapanese Ships
1 l% F0 E8 X- a$ Y5 n* U& O) _ xAK Nissyu Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 s$ F5 }! a5 L9 Y' u xAK Naruto Maru, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage8 E: R3 h0 k* r1 @9 n
xAK Mogamigawa Maru0 y B# x2 \) a- _! K5 f: ^
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Japanese ground losses:
" E/ {) C! G& | 527 casualties reported* d& f( z3 H; j% I9 h3 I2 K/ _2 L$ F6 X
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
$ n5 a' _0 g( U! p6 u% H- V5 ? Non Combat: 12 destroyed, 16 disabled* p+ {" u* r- r v% M/ H
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 13 disabled( I7 K1 i( I: J: m& s
Vehicles lost 4 (3 destroyed, 1 disabled)' L) F, Z4 e3 ]7 a% W" O: K
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( a* s( j& B* M2 O6 pAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,826 {# R+ n" g) o9 n U Y
, _; l" Z* P1 w6 j$ m( [2 A' `$ VWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet./ t0 I" J# F9 T% ?! G0 c
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes4 W+ T1 s9 ?: F( n. e3 L& s2 ]5 M5 I
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Allied aircraft
. h+ G* L; m8 F Swordfish I x 79 c4 h" r4 z" h" B9 s
Vildebeest III x 8
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Allied aircraft losses
?* h' g- ?- }2 m! `6 a3 v Vildebeest III: 1 destroyed by flak
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: Q, X) M* b7 i$ OJapanese Ships |) u! g2 X- W' {$ N) J; I! v3 Y0 |
xAK Koryu Maru! y B+ r" }4 U- h7 I
xAK Naruto Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage7 B8 O: H$ W- T3 i; ^! F
xAK Kokai Maru
1 E+ t4 j/ k2 Y0 s0 \ xAK Mogamigawa Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires
+ _) M: x- Q) `2 O8 h xAK Nankai Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Japanese ground losses:0 z. Z9 m" ^' t% U, t% T
1669 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 48 destroyed, 44 disabled
% D' ^3 I f. L$ J Engineers: 3 destroyed, 12 disabled6 A8 |! r7 i, n
Guns lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)1 y6 h# e+ Q6 p" R/ d0 H
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,827 J- i& m. g* b2 Q& r/ w
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Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.! _& `. J: }1 Y R b4 w; O/ \
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes: ~$ a0 C; a. D3 C w
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Allied aircraft
9 Z+ c1 G9 }0 g' _ Blenheim I x 3$ N2 P3 b- E# P1 O) f
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Allied aircraft losses
" @2 `" ?* R$ M# N1 B Blenheim I: 1 damaged7 a/ p/ i; i* y' Y1 i
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Japanese Ships
# o. w- [0 r$ q0 y5 c ^& b xAK Arima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
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8 e" _5 ]2 S. r5 M- Z9 w6 MJapanese ground losses:
6 h! i1 t2 E: _. c m7 v# w/ {5 U 149 casualties reported2 B- ?3 `' ^# C1 R
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled$ d% r2 q' K+ g& w
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 6 disabled6 l: [; z* ?. a* Z ?
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled* T: |% V6 g) p* h
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' _& Q6 c2 f# M8 L: S% h, QAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82. n8 ^0 ^' I+ g
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain4 b. }( N `7 W2 ?! Z
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Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.$ {# G# E% ^% I& b" i c) [! F( R
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes2 j, B/ J1 u3 C$ S; M" ?
h- v2 d4 h% d! ] SAllied aircraft, A3 w( j# u2 T' F7 ~5 w# w) p/ N
Vildebeest III x 101 i* J* a0 {" u/ f t
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Japanese Ships4 m, U9 ~1 a8 g" l8 l& s1 o
xAK Yahiko Maru+ s- s- v. O0 P4 U
xAK Kokai Maru, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
8 R4 p; x. E/ b! c6 y# K b1 j* Y xAK Noto Maru3 ] N1 t- }) r1 G, ?
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Japanese ground losses:
. o% p1 }( N% ]0 E+ d( E 1401 casualties reported& X2 }3 ^8 c& A- H8 c& c
Squads: 5 destroyed, 14 disabled( c x6 t! I$ O4 n
Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 57 disabled
2 r( @* S0 u- I8 {( g Engineers: 9 destroyed, 0 disabled6 D" U1 X- d# I, l( p F! h7 d6 Z
Guns lost 55 (47 destroyed, 8 disabled)
6 R8 R4 W2 H: n, }2 M Vehicles lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled) |